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Do you still generally need a permit if the "weapon" is part of the boat — for example, a harpoon gun mounted on a swivel — rather than something you can pick u
by derefr 4y ago
Do you still generally need a permit if the "weapon" is part of the boat — for example, a harpoon gun mounted on a swivel — rather than something you can pick up and carry?
(My thinking being: pirates generally use speedboats, and a harpoon gun is plenty good at shooting holes in fiberglass and/or destroying outboard motors; and so pirates wouldn't want to get near your boat if you had one. But this sort of setup is not really useful for shooting at people — especially people less than 50ft away from the boat, which puts them in a "blind spot" for aiming, and especially not people who have already boarded — and so it would be irrelevant when docked.)
- tyingq 4y agoMaybe a water cannon that's big enough to create issues for typical pirate boats? I don't know what the cost is, but if the pirate boats are smallish, you have essentially unlimited ammo.
- nradov 4y agoLarge merchant ships do use water cannons for repelling small pirate boats. But that wouldn't really be practical to mount on a typical private yacht. They're just too bulky and heavy.
- closewith 4y agoIt depends where you go. In many places, you’ll need a firearm license and a lot of marinas/harbours won’t allow even licensed firearms.
- speed_spread 4y agoNothing like popping deck canisters of carfanyl to diperse a cloud of sweet sweet dreams. "It's for the sharks"
- MerelyMortal 4y ago> carfanyl What is that? Brave Search showed results for Carvana, and I clicked "show me reaults for carfanyl," and it then showed me results for Carvana and Carnival. Google Search just shows your comment.
- floren 4y agoHe meant carfentanil
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- thomasjudge 4y agoA flare gun is common emergency equipment for a boat and could easily be repurposed if the occasion called for it
- closewith 4y agoFlare guns are considered firearms in many countries, which is why flare guns are nearly completely obsolete for international sailing. They're also much less visible than equivalent handheld flares. While there are USCG-compliant flare guns, you also cannot satisfy SOLAS requirements with a flare gun. You need to carry (depending on voyage and vessel) handheld distress, collision avoidance, and/or paraflares.